diff --git a/libfilezilla.spec b/libfilezilla.spec
index e30a915..5f88faf 100644
--- a/libfilezilla.spec
+++ b/libfilezilla.spec
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ URL: http://lib.filezilla-project.org/
 Summary: C++ Library for FileZilla
 License: GPLv2+
 Source0: http://download.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/filezilla/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
+BuildRequires: gcc-c++
 
 %package devel
 Summary: Development files for C++ Library for FileZilla